Forecast: More heat & humidity with scattered storms

Not much change in the forecast today. Highs are headed back to near 90 with high heat index values. Rain chances will be similar with the best chance east of I-75.

A pattern change will occur on Saturday as the surface winds will pick up from the ESE and not the WSW wind we have been seeing each afternoon. That means rain chances will increase for Tampa and points west toward the coast. Rain will be a little heavier on Saturday as a tropical wave passes over south Florida. The best timing for rain will be in the later afternoon and evening hours.

Thursday Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. North wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.